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| ITEM | USS SLATER/ As Constructed | AETOS/ Current Configuration |
| Displacement: | 1,200 tons (1,600 at full load) | 1,240 std; 1,900 full load |
| Length: | 306 feet | 93.3 metres |
| Beam: | 36 feet 7 inches | 11.2 metres |
| Draught: | 10 feet 5 inches | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Machinery | 4 - General Motors Diesel/Electric | 6,000 bhp; 2 Shafts |
| Performance: | 21 knots (design) | 19.25 knots max |
| Bunkerage: | 279 tons | 316 tons |
| Range: | 11,500 nautical miles at 11 knots | 6,920 at 17.5 knots |
| Guns: | three 3 inch/50 Cal one Twin-40 mm (Bofors) ten Single 20 mm (Oerlikon) | three 3 inch/50 Cal three Twin 40 mm (Bofors) nine twin-20 mm (Oerlikon) |
| Torpedoes: | three 21 inch | none |
| Depth Charges: | two stern racks/tracks 8 side mounted K-Guns (4 each side) Hedgehog (Forward Array, Impact fuzes) | one stern rack/track 4 side mounted K-Guns (2 each side) Hedgehog (Forward Array, Impact fuzes) |
| Complement: | 186 | 220 (war) |
| The Slater had her Torpedo tubes removed shortly after her shakedown cruise and replaced with four single-40mm mounts (Army type, no directors). Removal of torpedos was typical for Atlantic duty ships. Later these were replace by two twin-40mm mounts, prior to her Pacific duty. Originally the Slater had 10 single-20mm guns. Later, prior to her Pacific duty, these were replaced with twin-20mm guns. The two forward of the bridge were reduced to one by the Hellenic Navy. Armament currently is: three 3 inch/50 Cal cannons, three twin-40mm (Bofors) guns, nine twin-20mm (Oerlikon) guns, four K-Guns for launching depth charges (originally 8, 4 on each side, four were removed by the Hellenic Navy), a Hedgehog or forward arrayed depth charge weapon, and one rear depth charge rack (was two, one removed by the Hellenic Navy). The wartime crew of the Slater was 201 with 146 on deck at battle stations. Original design was a crew of 186, and the Hellenic Navy listed it as 220. |
| The destroyer escort class of ship came into existence as a less expensive ocean escort against the submarine threat. In 1975 all Destroyer Escorts then in commission were redesignated Frigates (FF) and the type name "DE" was discontinued by the US Navy. Following are the classes of destroyer escorts and the number built; |
| Class Name | Lead Ship | Hull No. | Commissioned | Total Built | USN DEs | USN APDs | Royal Navy | Brazil/ France |
| Evarts | Evarts | DE 5 | 15 APR 43 | _97 | 65 | | 32 | |
| Buckley | Buckley | DE 51 | 30 APR 43 | 154 | 65 | 43 | 43 | |
| Cannon | Cannon | DE 99 | 26 SEP 43 | _72 | 66 | | (8)/6 | |
| Edsall | Edsall | DE 129 | 10 APR 43 | _85 | 85 | | | |
| Rudderow | Rudderow | DE 224 | 15 MAY 44 | _72 | 21 | 51 | | |
| John C. Butler | John C. Butler | DE 339 | 31 MAR 44 | _83 | 83 | | | |
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| CLASS | PROPULSION | MAIN ARMAMENT |
| EVARTS | GMT (General Motors Tandem, Short Hull) | 3 - 3 Inch |
| BUCKLEY | TE (Turbine Electric Drive) | 3 - 3 Inch some converted to 2- 5 Inch |
| CANNON | DET (Diesel-Electric Tandem, Long Hull) | 3 - 3 Inch |
| EDSALL | FMR (Fairbanks-Morse Diesel) Final drive through a reduction gear with hydraulic clutch and reverse gear. | 3 - 3 Inch |
| RUDDEROW | TEV (Turbine Electric Drive) | 2 - 5 Inch |
| JOHN C. BUTLER | WGT (Westinghouse Geared Turbine) | 2 - 5 Inch |
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